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46 MN March 2011 Wiernicki to Become CEO of ABS ABS President and Chief Operating Officer Christopher J. Wiernicki will assume the duties of Chief Executive Officer of ABS following the classifi- cation society’s annual meeting in April 2011. Robert D. Somerville, currently Chairman and CEO of ABS, will relinquish the CEO responsibilities while remaining Chairman of both ABS and the ABS Group of Companies. Wiernicki, a member of the Board of Directors of ABS, has been working closely with Somerville for the last four years in his position as President and COO. The role of CEO will be in addition to Wiernicki’s existing responsibilities. Miller Named Great Lakes Legislator of the Year A commitment to ending the dredging crisis on the Great Lakes earned Congresswoman Candice Miller (R-MI) an award as 2011 Great Lakes Legislator of the Year from the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force. Miller represents Michigan’s 10th District in the House of Representatives. She sits on two of key maritime committees — Homeland Security and Transportation and Infrastructure and is chairwoman of Homeland Security’s subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. WCI Leadership Service Award to Congressman Rogers The Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) presented Congressman Hal Rogers (R-KY), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee (center) with its 10th Annual Leadership Service Award for his work championing ports and water- ways issues. Cornel Martin, WCI President and CEO (left) and Rick Calhoun, WCI Chairman of the Board (right) presented the award. OMSA New Leadership: Hornbeck, Adams The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) announced a rotation of the association’s officers. Todd Hornbeck, CEO Hornbeck Offshore Operators, Inc., will succeed Otto Candies III as chairman of the Board; Robert Clemons, Vice President and General Manager of the Americas Division SEACOR Marine, LLC, will advance to Vice Chairman; and Ben Bordelon, Executive Vice President of Repair Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., will serve as Secretary and Treasurer. Jim Adams, who had been working in his interim position since August, was named as the association’s President and CEO. Capt. Habib Appointed Titan VP Rich Habib has been appointed vice president of Titan Salvage. Habib is a 1977 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He commanded a patrol boat and rescue station and exchanged to the U.S. Navy where he served a tour aboard a frigate. After leaving the Coast Guard in 1984, he worked in the oil field aboard supply boats and later specialized in the international tramp heavy lift trade aboard Dock Express and Van Ommeren vessels. Int’l Ship Masters’ Association 2011 Convention The 121st annual convention of International Ship Masters’ Association (ISMA), held in Detroit, Mich., concluded on Feb. 12. Newly- elected officers were installed. Elected were Grand President, Thomas McMullen, of Livonia, Mich.; Grand 1st Vice President, Seann O’Donoughue, of Owen Sound, Ontario; Grand 2nd Vice President, Rebecca Hancock, of Traverse City, Mich.; Grand Secretary-Treasurer, George R. Skuggen, of Avon Lake, Ohio. Harley Joins SI-TEX Sales Team SI-TEX announced that Chris Harley has joined its team of sales professionals. Harley’s list of past and present clients include Furuno USA (whom he represented for 16 years), Aqualuma Underwater Lights, Comrod Antennas, GMPCS Satellite Communications, OceanView Technologies Thermal Cameras and VEI Marine Displays. Wiernicki Miller Martin, Congressman Rogers, Calhoun PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Hornbeck Habib
